JUL 13, 2015 7:01p ET
JUL 13, 2015 7:01p ET
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) Derek Mason says Vanderbilt underwent an offseason transformation in everything from maturity to physiques.
His coaching staff certainly has a new look.
Mason approaches his second season with the Commodores with four new coaches after firing both coordinators. The former Stanford defensive coordinator is now running the defense.
''I know it's disappointing, the season we had a year ago,'' Mason said Monday at Southeastern Conference media days. ''But that's a comma. It's a comma, and not a period.